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Bargain Sports Goods
Lidl have got lots of sports goods at the moment. I got some running trainers from there about a month ago for only £14.99 and have been getting on fine with them - just as good as Asics ones I had before that cost a lot more. They had some more in today so I got another pair to keep for indoor gym use and a pair for my…
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NSV - today I felt proud to state my weight!
This morning I was asked my weight in front of my colleagues (for the purposes of an iPad app which matches you up to an Olympic athlete - apparently my stats fit with a hockey player...). Rather than being embarrassed to mention my 10.5 stone mass (147 lbs) I was able to state it loudly and proudly because no one believes…
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Results from my new HRM
So I decided to get the Polar FT4 (and am also getting a FitBit hence the decision to get a simpler Polar model). I collected it yesterday and used it for the first time this morning for my bicycle commute to work. I was really expecting the MFP estimations to be way over my actual burns (MFP gives me 392 cals for 1hr…
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Hot hot hot...
and no, it's not the weather - I'm in England and we've just had the coldest, wettest June on record! But ever since I've upped my calories I am always warm. All my life I've always really felt the cold, sat at work in lots of layers and sat shivvering when people opened the windows to let fresh air in. Now I'm in work in…
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Another (vegetarian) EM2LW Newby
Hello all EM2LW members! After reading lots of the info on here I've decided to give this a go. I'm 5'8'', approximately 144 lbs (as of a week ago but I've now taken a big step for me and hidden my scales away!). I'm therefore a healthy weight but would like to lose a few vanity pounds (or inches). I've done this a couple…
